Terms & Conditions

BY
ACCESSING THIS WEBSITE OR USING ANY PART OF THIS WEBSITE OR ANY CONTENT OR
SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE ON THIS WEBSITE, YOU AGREE THAT YOU ARE BOUND BY THESE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THESE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS, THEN YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO ACCESS THIS WEBSITE OR USE THE
CONTENT OR ANY SERVICES ON MADE AVAILABLE ON THIS WEBSITE.

Use of
this website is authorized only for individuals who are at least 13 years old,
whether acting on their own behalf or on behalf of an organization or other
party. If you do not so qualify, do not attempt to use this
website.

Effective Date: September 1, 2017

1. COMPLETE AGREEMENT; MODIFICATIONS

These
Terms of Use are the complete and exclusive statement of the rights and
obligations between you and Riivet concerning access and use of this
website. These Terms of Use supersede any previous terms of use or any other
oral or written agreements, communications or understandings concerning your
use and access to the website. No amendment or supplement to these Terms of
Use will be effective unless in writing and physically signed by an officer of
Riivet.

Riivet
reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms
of Use at any time. A new version of these Terms of Use will be identified by
the Effective Date given above. You are responsible for checking these Terms
of Use from time to time in your use of the website to determine if there have
been any changes to these Terms of Use. Your use of this website following
posting of new Terms of Use by Riivet constitutes your acceptance of the
modified Terms of Use.

2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE

Subject to
full compliance by you with these Terms of Use and other conditions that may
be stated on the website, Riivet may offer to provide to you certain
services and content, as described more fully on the website. "Content"
includes but is not limited to text, user comments, messages, information,
data, graphics, news articles, photographs, images, illustrations, software,
audio clips and video clips. "Services" includes but is not limited to access
to content or other functionality made available to users on the website.
Riivet may change, suspend or discontinue services and/or availability of
any content for any reason, at any time. Riivet may also impose limits on
certain features and services or restrict your access to all or part of the
website without notice or liability.

3. REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS

As a
condition to use of some website functionality, you may be required to
register with Riivet and select a password and screen name ("Riivet
Login"). You shall provide Riivet with accurate, complete, and updated
registration information. Failure to do so shall constitute a breach of these
Terms of Use, which may result in immediate termination of your Riivet
account. You may not (i) select or use as a Riivet User ID a name of
another person with the intent to impersonate that person; (ii) use as a
Riivet User ID a name subject to any rights of a person other than you
without appropriate authorization; or (iii) use as a Riivet User ID a name
that is otherwise offensive, vulgar or obscene. Riivet reserves the right
to refuse registration of, or cancel a Riivet User ID in its discretion.
You shall be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your
Riivet password.

4. PROVISION OF DATA AND OTHER CONTENT TO THIS WEBSITE

By
uploading, submitting or otherwise disclosing or distributing content of any
kind at or on this website, such as comments or other text, data, pictures or
video clips, you represent that you have the right to so disclose or
distribute such content, and unless source quoted, you represent and warrant
that you own all rights in the content and that you agree that the Content
will be subject to the Creative Commons Public Domain License, available at
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/.

If you or
an organization that you represent has been authorized by Riivet to be a
Data Provider, you agree that (1) you will use due care to ensure that the
data that you provide is accurate and is provided on a timely basis; (2) you
will promptly correct any errors in data that you have provided; (3) you will
not delete or modify any accurate data that you have provided.

5. USER CONDUCT

As a
condition of use or this website, you promise not to use the website for any
purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use, or any other
purpose not reasonably intended by Riivet.

By way of
example, and not as a limitation, you agree not to use this website:

with
the exception of accessing RSS feeds, you will not use any robot,
spider, scraper or other automated means to access the website for any
purpose without Riivet' express written permission. Additionally,
you agree that you will not: (i) take any action that imposes, or may
impose in Riivet' sole discretion an unreasonable or
disproportionately large load on Riivet' infrastructure; (ii)
interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the website
or any activities conducted on the website; or (iii) bypass any measures
Riivet may use to prevent or restrict access to the website or
portions of the website;

with
the intention of artificially inflating or altering data, comments, or
other website content, including by way of creating separate user
accounts for the purpose of artificially altering Riivet statistics;
giving or receiving money or other remuneration in exchange for support
for particular individuals, organizations, or positions on issues; or
participating in any other organized effort that in any way artificially
alters the results of Riivet services and content provided through
this website.

Riivet
may remove any content and Riivet user accounts at any time for any reason
(including, but not limited to, upon receipt of claims or allegations from
third parties or authorities relating to such content), or for no reason at
all. To report Terms of Use abuse, please email:
support@riivet.com

6. COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS

Riivet
respects the intellectual property of others. It is Riivet' policy to
respond expeditiously to claims of copyright and other intellectual property
infringement. Riivet will promptly process and investigate notices of
alleged infringement and will take appropriate actions under the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") and other applicable intellectual property
laws. Upon receipt of notices complying or substantially complying with the
DMCA, Riivet may act expeditiously to remove or disable access to any
material claimed to be infringing or claimed to be the subject of infringing
activity and may act expeditiously to remove or disable access to any
reference or link to material or activity that is claimed to be infringing.
Riivet will terminate access for users who are repeat
infringers.

Procedure for notifying Riivet of copyright infringement:
To provide Riivet notice of an infringement, you must provide a written communication to the
attention of "DMCA Infringement Notification Dept." care of
support@riivet.com
that sets forth the information specified by the DMCA
http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html#512
.
Please note that you may be liable for damages (including costs and attorneys'
fees) if you materially misrepresent that an activity is infringing your
copyright.

Procedure for providing Riivet with counter-notification:
If Riivet removes
or disables access to content in response to an infringement notice,
Riivet will make reasonable attempts to contact the owner or administrator
of the affected site or content. If you feel that your material does not
constitute infringement, you may provide Riivet with a
counter-notification by written communication to the attention of "DMCA
Counter-Notification Dept." at
support@riivet.com
that sets forth the necessary information required by the DMCA
http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html#512
.
Please note that you may be liable for damages (including costs and attorneys'
fees) if you materially misrepresent that an activity is not infringing the
copyrights of others. If you are uncertain whether an activity constitutes
infringement, you should consult an attorney.

7. RIIVET PRIVACY POLICY

Riivet' current privacy policy is available at
riivet.com/privacy
(the "Privacy Policy"), and is incorporated by this reference. Changes in the
Privacy Policy will be effective upon posting to this
website.

8. INDEMNITY

You will
indemnify and hold harmless Riivet, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates,
customers, vendors, officers and employees from any liability, damage or cost
(including but not limited to reasonable attorneys fees and costs) from (i)
any claim or demand made by any third party due to or arising out of your
access to this website, use of the content or functionality provided on this
website, violation of these Terms of Use or applicable law by you, or the
infringement by you, or any third party using your account or Riivet User
ID, of any intellectual property right or other right of any person or
entity.

9. WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS

You
acknowledge that Riivet has no control over, and no duty to take any
action regarding: which users gain access to this website; what effects the
Content may have on you; how you may interpret or use the Content; or what
actions you may take as a result of having been exposed to the Content. You
release Riivet from all liability for you having acquired or not acquired
Content through this website. This website may contain, or direct you to sites
containing, information that some people may find offensive or inappropriate.
Riivet makes no representations concerning any content contained in or
accessed through this website, and Riivet will not be responsible or
liable for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality or decency of material
contained in or accessed through this website. THE CONTENT, THIS WEBSITE AND
THE SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. ANY WARRANTY THAT CANNOT BE DISCLAIMED AS A
MATTER OF LAW IS LIMITED TO A PERIOD OF 30 DAYS AFTER YOUR FIRST ACCESS OF
THIS WEBSITE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN KINDS OF LIMITATIONS ON OR
DISCLAIMERS OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO
YOU.

10. LINKS AND THIRD PARTY CONTENT

The
services through this website may include access to links to other websites or
embedded content or other resources provided by third parties. Because
Riivet has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and
agree that Riivet is not responsible for the availability of such external
sites or third party resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or
liable for any content, advertising, products or other materials on or
available from such sites or constituting such resources. You further
acknowledge and agree that Riivet shall not be responsible or liable,
directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused
by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or
services available on or through any such site or
or constituting such resources.

11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN NO
EVENT SHALL RIIVET OR ITS LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE UNDER CONTRACT,
TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER LEGAL THEORY (I) WITH RESPECT TO
THIS WEBSITE, THE SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE OR ANY CONTENT, FOR
ANY LOST PROFITS OR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES (HOWEVER
ARISING), OR (II) FOR ANY DIRECT DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF (IN THE AGGREGATE) $100.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY
TO YOU.

Riivet
shall not be liable for any failure to perform any of its obligations where
such failure results from any cause beyond Riivet' reasonable control,
including, without limitation, mechanical, electronic or communications
failure or degradation (including "line-noise" interference).

12. TERMINATION

Riivet
may immediately terminate or suspend any and all services provided to you
through this website and any Riivet account that you may have, without
prior notice or liability, if you breach any of the terms or conditions of
these Terms of Use. Upon termination of your account, your right to any
special website features for which an account is required will immediately
cease. If you wish to terminate your Riivet account, you may simply
discontinue using the services made available to account holders. All
provisions of these Terms of Use which by their nature should survive
termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation,
ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of
liability.

13. MISCELLANEOUS

No agency,
partnership, joint venture, or employment is created as a result of these
Terms of Use and you do not have any authority of any kind to bind Riivet
in any respect whatsoever. The failure of either you or Riivet to exercise
in any respect any right provided for in these Terms of Use shall not be
deemed a continuing or future waiver of that right or any other right under
these Terms of Use or under applicable law. If any provision of these Terms of
Use is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be limited
or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these Terms of Use shall
otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable. You do not have the
power or the right to assign, license, or otherwise transfer any rights that
you may have under these Terms of Use or otherwise in connection with this
website, except with Riivet' express prior written consent. Riivet may
transfer, assign or delegate any of its rights or obligations under these
Terms of Use or otherwise in connection with this website without any
requirement of consent from you or any other party. This website is managed
from Riivet offices in Raleigh, North Carolina. These Terms of Use shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of North
Carolina, as if made within North Carolina between two residents thereof, and
the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal
courts located in Wake County, North Carolina. Notwithstanding the foregoing
sentence, (but without limiting Riivet' right to seek injunctive or other
equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction), any disputes arising
with respect to this Agreement shall be referred to an arbitrator affiliated
with JAMS. The arbitrator shall be selected by joint agreement of the parties.
In the event the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator within thirty (30) days
of the initiating party providing the other party with written notice that it
plans to seek arbitration, the parties shall each select an arbitrator
affiliated with JAMS, which arbitrators shall jointly select a third such
arbitrator to resolve the dispute. The written decision of the arbitrator
shall be final and binding on the parties. The arbitration proceeding shall be
carried on and heard in Raleigh, North Carolina, using the English language and
pursuant to the rules of JAMS. In any action or proceeding to enforce rights
under these Terms of Use, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover
costs and attorneys' fees.

14. TRADEMARKS

RIIVET, RIIVET.COM,
and other Riivet graphics, logos, designs, page headers,
button icons, scripts, and service names are registered trademarks, trademarks
or trade dress of Riivet or its licensors in the U.S. and/or other
countries. Trademarks and trade dress of Riivet or its licensors appearing
on this website may not be used, including as part of trademarks and/or as
part of domain names, in connection with any product or service in any manner
that is likely to cause confusion. Images and icons provided in the Riivet
Link Pack may used by partner and third party sites in connection with
providing links to this website, but may not be altered in any way, and users
agree that any use of such images and icons inure to the benefit of
Riivet.